Green Alliance is convening a declaration from groups across the north of England, calling for clean energy to power the region. It would be great to get as many organisations from across the north to get behind and sign the declaration. You can view the declaration here.
As you know, this is a challenging time for low carbon energy. Subsidies have been cut and there’s a great deal of uncertainty about the future of the industry. At the same time, the North has been a focus of the Chancellor’s attention, with the much talked about ‘Northern Powerhouse’ idea. But it’s unclear so far what this term really stands for, and there’s been barely any mention of clean energy or the environment.
Community Energy England wants to support Green Alliance to connect these two circumstances together to create a political moment before the March Budget. There’s a window of opportunity this year to shape the meaning of the Northern Powerhouse in a positive way, with clean energy and the wishes of northern people at its core.
The declaration will bring together a mix of groups from across northern England, to ask the Chancellor to respond to our call for clean energy to power the north. We plan to launch it publicly on 12th/13th March, the weekend before the Budget.
Anyone who want to be a signatory just needs to send their organisation name and logo to Amy Mount, AMount@green-alliance.org.uk by 9th March. You can also contact her with any questions.